Former CM and senior BJP leader S.M. Krishna writes to Nitin Gadkari, Basavaraj Bommai Mysuru/Mandya: Close on the heels of Congress MLCs Dinesh Gooligowda and Madhu G. Madegowda demanding the 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Access-Controlled Expressway after Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, former Chief Minister and Senior BJP leader S.M. Krishna has raised similar demand and has written to…
Krishna’s proposal apt, says Sreenivasa Prasad
January 3, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Chamarajanagar MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad has stated that it will be more appropriate to name the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway after Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. “I fully endorse the proposal and it will be an honour to remember his contributions for generations to come,” he told reporters yesterday. Nalwadi’s contributions to Mysuru are vast and not limited…
No politician can match Nalwadi’s contributions: Former MLA
January 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Former MLA E. Maruthi Rao Pawar observed that Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar’s contributions to the State remains unmatched even today. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Cauvery Karnataka Pradeshika Samskrutika Mattu Sahitya Academy’ at a programme organised at Town Hall here on Friday. Maintaining that those born in Mysuru, Kodagu, Chamarajanagar and Mandya districts were virtuous…
Following Nalwadi’s footsteps will help in State’s progress and prosperity: Minister
October 2, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Minister for Higher Education Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan said that following the footsteps of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar will help in building a progressive and prosperous State. He was speaking at Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar award conferment programme organised jointly by District Administration, Zilla Panchayat , Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Jayantotsava Samithi and Ursu…
Siddu Govt. had passed resolution to name Mysore Airport after Nalwadi: Prof. Nanjaraj Urs
July 25, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the credit war over naming of Mysore Airport in Mandakalli continues between the Congress and the BJP, Prof. P.V. Nanjaraj Urs has said that it was the Siddharamaiah led Congress Government which made the first move in this regard, by passing a Cabinet resolution to name airport after Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. Speaking…
Nalwadi name to Airport: Pramoda Devi hails move
July 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The State Cabinet’s decision to name the Mysore Airport at Mandakalli after the late Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar was welcomed by Member of the erstwhile Mysore royal family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar this morning. Speaking to Star of Mysore, she said, “My family is elated and this is a much-awaited and a long-pending proposal.” “I…
Mysore Airport to be named after Nalwadi
July 23, 2022MP Pratap Simha, Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar hail move to honour Rajarshi for his vision Bengaluru: The State Cabinet has decided to name the Mysore Airport at Mandakalli after the late Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J.C. Madhuswamy said yesterday that the Government has taken a decision recognising the contributions of…
Nalwadi, Sir MV statues at KRS 80% done
July 13, 2022Museums with rare photos of Kannambadi village to add sheen to statue concept Mysore/Mysuru: Over 80 percent of life-like and life-size statues of Rajarshi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam’s Chief Founder-Patron and Sir M. Visvesvaraya (Sir MV), Wadiyar’s Dewan and Chief Engineer who built the dam, has been completed and will be…
Music concert marks Nalwadi’s 138th birth anniversary
June 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Marking the 138th birth anniversary of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, the city’s Sri Krishna Ganasabha had organised a music concert at Alwar Kala Bhavan, Sri Krishna Temple Complex, in Gokulam 3rd Stage last evening. Star of Mysore Founder-Editor K.B. Ganapathy inaugurated the concert by lighting the lamp and offering floral tributes to the portrait of…
Nalwadi remembered on 138th birth anniversary
June 4, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: With the model code of conduct in force for the Legislative Council Polls from South Graduates Constituency, the official celebration of 138th birth anniversary of erstwhile Mysore Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar was a low-key affair in the city this morning. District Minister S.T. Somasehkar and a host of political leaders paid floral tributes to…
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